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Prime Minister's Office
PM to interact with lakhs of ASHA, ANM and Anganwadi workers on 11th September
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will interact with lakhs of ASHA, ANM, Anganwadi workers, and health beneficiaries, via video conference, as part of “Poshan-Maah”, at 1030 hrs on 11th September, 2018.
“Poshan Maah” , is being celebrated in September 2018, across the country. It aims to reach every household in the country with the message of the importance of optimum nutrition.
This effort will further the objectives of Poshan Abhiyaan , which was set up by the Union Government in November, 2017. The mission aims to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anemia and low birth weight babies. Under POSHAN Abhiyaan, the Government has fixed targets to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anemia  and reduce low birth weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively.
Towards this end, the Prime Minister’s interaction will bring together various stakeholders involved in the mission. It will also become a platform for sharing and dissemination of success stories in the area of nutrition.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Public Comments invited for mandating BS VI level Emission Norms for Quadricycles
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has invited suggestions and comments for the proposed amendment of Rule 115 to mandate BS VI level emission norms for Quadricycle with effect from 1st April 2020. The amendment proposes to insert separate sub-rule 17B after the sub-rule 17A. Present emission norms for Quadricycle are Bharat Stage IV as per sub rule 17A of rule 115, notified vide G.S.R. 518 dated 1st June 2018 having enforcement date 1st June 2018.
The proposed emission norms  are in line with European norms. The emission tests for ladling/acceleration. Crankcase gas emission, durability testing are as per BS VI 4W in Europe Quadricycle category. Existing BS IV mass emission limits are in line with Euro 4 mass mission limits for L7e-C category vehicles . Proposed emission limits as BS VI are in line with Euro 5 mass emission limits which will be applicable from 01-01-2020 in Europe. Threshold limits for emission pollutants, conformity of production  frequency and sampling plan have been proposed.
Draft GSR 923 dated 13th December 2019 has been published in the official Gazette for soliciting comments and suggestions which may be sent to the Joint Secretary , email: jspb-morth[at]gov[dot]in, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001 within 30 days from the date of Draft GSR.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Visit of Special Secretary, Logistics, DPIIT to Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port at Kolkata
Kolkata, 23rd June, 2023
The PM Gati Shakti - National Master Plan for Multi-modal Connectivity,is a digital platform which brings 16 Ministries including Ports, Shipping, Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects. The multi-modal connectivity will provide integrated and seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services from one mode of transport to another. It will facilitate the last mile connectivity of infrastructure and also reduce travel time for people.
The special Secretary , DPIIT Smt. Sumita Dawra during her review of Syama Prasad Mookerjee  Port &Haldia Dock Complex, on 22nd June 2023 at Kolkata. During the review process she emphasised the adoption of PM GatiShakti in planning port connectivity, improvements in regional connectivity, measures needed in improving port performance and use of digital systems such as Unified Logistics Interface Platform and Logistics Data Bank. During the review, she interacted with Chairman of SPM Port Sh.Rathendra Raman, Dy Chairman, Sh. Samrat Rahi and Advisor from MoPSW, Sh. H.N. Aswath.
During the meeting the SMP Kolkata gave the presentation on
- New alignment from State Highway  to NH 2 is needed, to reduce city congestion
- New alignment proposed for improving connectivity betweenPort to NH-06that will also facilitate city decongestion.
- Upgradation proposed for improving connectivity to  Diamond Harbour,  Falta SEZ, to Raichak, etc.
From the point of view of enhancing regional connectivity from Kolkata, the following was discussed:
- Connectivity from Kolkata port to AshugunjPort in Bangladesh,for better access to the North East Region , which will ease movement of bulk commodities, and reduce travel time and logistics cost.
- Freight movement from Kolkata and Haldia port to Dacca, is ongoing. As next steps, weekly operations are aimed for seamless and fast movement of goods.
- Trial movement of bulk commodities to NER has been established between Kolkata port andSitwe port .
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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Refilling of Cylinder under PMUY
The target of 8 crore under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  to provide deposit free LPG connections to adult women of poor households has been achieved on 07.09.2019. As on date, about 87 % of PMUY beneficiaries have returned for at least second refill. The total number of refills including installation against PMUY connections has crossed more than 40 crore.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of culture in collaboration with Prasiddha foundation organises Delhi International Arts Festival at Kartavya Path with the tagline - ‘Where Bharat Meets India’
Major highlights:
- The festival is being organised from 16th December to 30th December.
- Entry is free for all.
- The festival aims to celebrate the great Epics, the Warriors Who Fought for Our Freedom, and the many policy decisions and schemes instituted by our government towards 'Women Empowerment'.
Ministry of Culture in collaboration with Prasiddha Foundation inaugurated Delhi International Arts Festival at Kartavya Path with the tagline - ‘Where Bharat Meets India’ today.
The festival is being organised from 16th December to 30th December.
In the opening ceremony Kuchipudi dance performance choreographed by Jayarama Rao was performed. On the occasion Prism Theatre society performed Hindi theatre ‘Veer Abhimanyu.’ At Kartavya Path a music performance by artists from Dominican Republic attracted a large number of people.
In the festival dance performances such as Kathak, Odissi along with theatre, classical musical performances and other cultural performances will be organised. A series of events and performances will be organised at various venues like Kartavya Path India Gate Lawns, Central Vista, Samvet Auditorium Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts Janpath, Amphitheatre Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts Janpath, etc in Delhi from 17th to 30th of Dec 2022.
The festival aims to celebrate the great Epics, the Warriors Who Fought for Our Freedom, and the many policy decisions and schemes instituted by our Government towards 'Women Empowerment', towards 'Cleaning Our Holy Rivers', towards keeping our Country 'Clean and Free from Dirt and Disease'.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Consultative Committee Meeting held under the Chairmanship of Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region
Government of India is fully committed to raising the standard of living of the people of North Eastern Region- Shri Reddy
Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region  Shri G. Kishan Reddy chaired a meeting of Consultative Committee related to Ministry of Development of North East Region to review and discuss Livelihood schemes being implemented by #MDoNER at Parliament House Annexe here today. MoS Shri B. L. Verma and Members of the Committee, Shri Abdul Khaleque, Ramprit Mandal, C. Lalrosanga and Rebati Tripura were present. Members desired that the Government should take more pro-active measures and people-oriented schemes so as to generate more employment opportunities in the NER as the region is still more dependent on agriculture.
Secretary, MDoNER Shri Lok Ranjan, Tourism Secretary Shri Arvind Singh, NEC Secretary Shri K. Moses Chalai and other senior officials from MDoNER & its sub-ordinate offices, Tourism Ministry and other important Ministries having schemes on livelihood in North East Region were present in the meeting.
Joint Secretary Ms. Anuradha S. Chagti, MDoNER made a comprehensive presentation on the ongoing projects/schemes on livelihood in North Eastern Region  and likely programmes/activities to be undertaken for upliftment of livelihood of the people of the region.
During the meeting, Shri Reddy said that Government of India is fully committed to raise the living standard of the people of NER besides strengthening of infrastructure and connectivity in the region as well as other measures for its holistic development through the collective efforts of all the Union Ministries/Departments. Chairman and other Members of the Committee desired to take more efforts to contribute in socio-economic development of the region. Chairman noted the valuable suggestions and feedback given by Members of the Committee for rapid progress and development of the NER.
Prime Minister's Office
Governor of Sikkim calls on Prime Minister
The Governor of Sikkim, Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today.
The Prime Minister's office tweeted;
“The Governor of Sikkim, Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya, met PM @narendramodi.”
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Nepal K P Sharma Oli jointly Inaugurate Integrated Check Post at Jogbani-Biratnagar
Witness the Progress made in the Housing Reconstruction Project in Nepal
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, along with Prime Minister of Nepal Shri K.P. Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post  at Jogbani - Biratnagar today.
Jogbani – Biratnagar is an important trade point between the two countries. The ICP is equipped with modern facilities.
The second Integrated Check Post at Jogbani - Biratnagar was built with Indian assistance to facilitate trade and people’s movement across India-Nepal border.
Both the Prime Ministers were participating through Video Conference.
In his remarks the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said, “India has been playing the role of a trusted partner in Nepal’s all round development.”
He said, “ ‘Neighbourhood first‘ is the main policy of my Government and improving cross border connectivity is an important aspect of it.”
Shri Modi said, “the issue of better connectivity becomes all the more important if it concerns India- Nepal, because our relations are not simply of neighbours but because History and Geography have connected us through culture, nature, families, language, development and many more threads”.
Prime Minister said, “My Government is committed to develop better transportation facilities with all the friendly nations and to further develop relations in trade, culture, education etc “
Prime Minister said that India is working on cross connectivity projects Road, Rail and Transmission lines in Nepal.
Both Prime Ministers also witnessed the remarkable progress in Government of India assisted post-earthquake housing reconstruction projects in Nepal.
Referring to 2015 Earthquake in Nepal Prime Minister Shri Modi said, “India played the role of first responder in relief and rescue operations and now is standing shoulder to shoulder with our friends in the reconstruction of Nepal”.
Out of Government of India’s commitment to build 50,000 houses in Gorkha and Nuwakot districts, 45,000 have already been completed.
The Prime Minster of Nepal, Shri K. P. Sharma Oli thanked India for its efforts.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Government led by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved continuation of Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojanya  for Financial Years 2021-22 to 2025-26
Proposal for continuation of SSSY was received from Ministry of Home Affairs under Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah and shows commitment of Government to remember sacrifices of Freedom Fighters and taking inspiration from them during the year of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Total financial outlay will be Rs. 3,274.87 crore
The Government led by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the continuation of the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Yojana  and its components beyond 31.03.2021 for the Financial Years 2021-22 to 2025-26, with a total financial outlay of Rs.3,274.87 crore. The proposal for continuation of the SSSY was received from the Ministry of Home Affairs under Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah. The decision shows the commitment of the Government to remember sacrifices of Freedom Fighters and taking inspiration from them during the year of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Background
Freedom Fighters and their eligible dependents have been sanctioned the Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension and presently, there are 23,566 beneficiaries across the country covered under this scheme. The amount of pension has been revised from time to time and Dearness Relief is also given since 15.08.2016.
AYUSH
World Health Organisation is developing Benchmark Documents for practice in traditional medicine
WHO Working Group Meetings with AYUSH Ministry inaugurated at Jaipur
World Health Organisation is developing Benchmark Documents for practice in Ayurveda, Panckarma and Unani system as part of its global strategy to provide safe, effective and accessible Traditional Medicine to global community. Development of these benchmarks documents is included in the Project Collaboration Agreement  between WHO and Ministry of AYUSH. WHO Working Group Meetings for three WHO benchmark documents scheduled 17 -19 September, 2018, was inaugurated today at Jaipur. The three days programme containing four sessions on each day has been organized by Ministry of AYUSH and coordinated by National Institute of Ayurveda , Jaipur.
On this occasion, Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha briefed about the activities undertaken by the Ministry of AYUSH. He informed that National Ayurveda Morbidity Standardized Terminology Engine  is being actively used for documentation of AYUSH facilities and activities including recent rehabilitative activities undertaken by AYUSH at Kerala Flood. He further informed about the activities undertaken by Ministry of AYUSH under AYUSHMAN BHARAT Scheme of Govt. of India and suggested that WHO may also provide assistance in this regard. He requested WHO may also help Ministry of AYUSH for developing country specific module and applications based program like M-Yoga and M-Ayurveda etc.
Total 39 experts, representing 18 countries, 13 experts each from Ayurveda, Panchkarma and Unani would be reviewing the draft document developed by WHO through consultative process.
The purposes of the meeting are to review, comment and revise as required each of the three zero draft documents prepared by the experts. This is aimed at arriving at an International consensus regarding the structure and content of each of the documents. The documents are expected to provide minimum requirements for qualified practice by practitioners of Ayurveda, Panchkarma and Unani to provide minimum safety requirement for practicing these and also to serve as a reference to national authorities to establish/ strengthen regulatory standards to ensure qualified practice of such system and patients safety.
Dr. Sungchol Kim, Regional Advisor, Traditional Medicine, WHO Welcomed all the Experts and extended his thanks to Ministry of AYUSH for financial and logdgestic support and stressed about the need of integration of Traditional Medicine System in the conventional medicine system.
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Deputy-Director General, WHO stated that Traditional Medicines are an important integral part of Universal Health Coverage Program specially under Sustainable Developmental Goal-3 . She informed that Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Systems have included in 2nd Traditional Medicine Module of ICD Chapter-11 and Year 2018 is being celebrated as 40th Anniversay Year of Alma Ata Declaration.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING OF HON’BLE MPs AT SAMBALPUR:
Hon’ble MPs praised Railways for its significant role during Covid19 pandemic.
Development of Sambalpur Station was also appreciated.
Many constructive ideas, valuable advice and Public Demands on Railway issues raised by Hon’ble MPs were discussed.
A meeting with the Members of Parliament  o¬n Railway issues under the jurisdiction of Sambalpur Railway Division was held at Sambalpur, today. The Hon’ble MPs who attended the meeting were Shri Suresh Pujari, Shri Shri Niranjan Bishi, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri Basanta Kumar Panda, Shri Nitesh Ganga Deb. Balangir MP Sangita Kumari Singh Deo’s nominee Shri Rajesh Agrawal & Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sujit Kumar’s nominee Shri Sumit Kumar Rout were also present in the meeting.
General Manager , East Coast Railway, Shri Sharad Kumar Srivastava and all Heads of Departments of ECoR including DRM/Sambalpur Shri Vineet Singh attended the meeting. Many constructive ideas, valuable advice and Public Demands o¬n Railway issues were raised by the Hon’ble MPs. These were: Issues of Development of Railway Network, Public demands reflecting Public Aspirations and Review of Working of East Coast Railway. Railway was also praised for its significant role during Covid19 pandemic period.
Apart from the demands from the MPs, various developmental works are being planned and many are going on in Sambalpur Division jurisdiction. Nine Stations in Sambalpur Division has been planned for soft upgradation including Sambalpur Station.
Development of Sambalpur Railway Station will be completed at the earliest. Facilities like provision of Waiting Hall & VIP Lounge, Bitumen Top Road with RCC Drain, Pathway, Portico Cover Shed, Entry and Exit gates, Parking Lot, Renovation of existing station building, Horticulture and Landscaping works in Circulating area, Electrical works of the station such as illumination of Circulating area and other passenger amenities and Signal & Telecommunication works will be added in the developmental work.
Prime Minister's Office
PM salutes the people of Turtuk in Ladakh for their passion and vision towards Swachh India
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has saluted the people of Turtuk in Ladakh for their passion and vision towards Swachh India.
Sharing a news from ANI news services, the Prime Minister tweeted;
"I salute the people of Turtuk in Ladakh for the passion and vision with which they have come together to keep India Swachh."
Ministry of Culture
Culture Ministry organises special programme to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary Year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan pays tribute to Netaji in Cuttack
The South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur under the Ministry of Culture today oraganised a special cultural programme under Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat Scheme to commemorate the 125th Birth Anniversary Year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. On the occasion, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan visited the birthplace of Netaji in Cuttack and paid floral tribute to the defiant patriot on his statue. Shri Pradhan then attended the cultural programmes organised as part of the celebration.
“I feel absolutely proud having got the opportunity to pay tribute to such a valorous and brave leader of our country, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at his birthplace. To take the saga of Netaji’s struggle and sacrifices to the next generation, the Government of India has decided to celebrate Netaji’s Jayanti as Parakram Divas from this year,” Shri Pradhan said.
The minister said that Netaji has played a prominent role in Indian freedom struggle. “The words, 'Give me blood, I will give you independence’ of Netaji had instilled a sense of patriotism in the youth of that time. Netaji is an epitome of courage, valour and sacrifice. Netaji’s patriotism and valour will inspire the generations in the present time,” Shri Pradhan said.
The Culture Ministry under the Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat organised special cultural programmes at 11 am today. As part of the celebration, a play named “Bose” and different patriotic songs and dance programmes were performed by Nagpur-based social organisation, Prayas. Similarly, Odia artists have also performed folk songs and dances during the celebration. The programme concluded with singing of the national anthem .
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 82.65 Cr
Recovery Rate currently at 97.77%
26,964 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  is 0.90% of Total Cases
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 89 days
With the administration of 75,57,529vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeded 82.65Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 81,05,030sessions.
The break-up of the cumulative figureas per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,69,831
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2nd Dose
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87,67,189
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,83,46,681
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2nd Dose
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1,46,16,924
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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33,47,62,522
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2nd Dose
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6,47,24,317
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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15,29,73,905
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2nd Dose
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7,07,83,297
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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9,79,37,287
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2nd Dose
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5,32,33,801
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Total
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82,65,15,754
The recovery of 34,167patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recovered patients  to 3,27,83,741.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 97.77%. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020.
Sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs continue the trend of less than 50,000 Daily New Cases that is being reported for 87 consecutive days now.
26,964 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The Active Caseload is presently 3,01,989. Active cases presently constitute 0.90% of the country's total Positive Cases. This is the lowest figure in active cases in India since March 2020.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of
15,92,395tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 55.67 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 2.08% remains less than 3% for the last 89 days now. The Daily Positivity rate reported to be1.69%. The daily Positivity rate has remained below3% for last 23 days and below 5% for 106 consecutive days now.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President wishes nation on the eve of 'Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukladi and Cheti Chand’
The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people of the nation on the eve of ‘Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukladi and Cheti Chand’.
Following is the full text of the message –
I convey my warm greetings and best wishes to the people of our country on the joyous and auspicious occasion of ‘Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukladi and Cheti Chand’.
These festivals mark the beginning of the traditional New Year and bring new hope and happiness in our lives.
Celebrated across the states in a variety of traditional ways in our country, the festivals reflect our rich cultural diversity and the underlying unity.
May these festivals bring prosperity and happiness in our country and strengthen the bonds of fraternity among the people of our nation.
Following is the Hindi text of the message -
मैं 'उगादी, गुड़ी पड़वा, चैत्र शुक्लादि तथा चेटी चंड' के आनंदमय तथा शुभ अवसर पर अपने देश के सभी नागरिकों को हार्दिक बधाई एवं शुभकामनाएं देता हूं।
ये त्योहार पारम्परिक नव वर्ष के शुभारंभ के प्रतीक हैं और हमारे जीवन में एक नयी आशा और उल्लास लेकर आते हैं।
हमारे देश के विभिन्न राज्यों में विविध पारम्परिक रीतियों से मनाए जाने वाले ये त्योहार हमारी समृद्ध सांस्कृतिक विविधता तथा उसमें अंतर्निहित एकता को दर्शाते हैं।
मेरी कामना है कि ये त्योहार हमारे देश में समृद्धि और खुशहाली लाएं तथा राष्ट्र के लोगों के बीच बंधुत्व के संबंधों को और मजबूती प्रदान करे।